SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                        Date of Report: January 12, 2009
                        (Date of earliest event reported)


                             HERLEY INDUSTRIES, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


    Delaware                        0-5411                      23-2413500
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(State or other                  (Commission                  (IRS Employer
 jurisdiction of                 File Number)                 Identification
 incorporation)                                                   Number)


101 North Pointe Boulevard, Lancaster, Pennsylvania             17601-4133
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Address of principal executive offices)                         (Zip Code)



Registrant's telephone number including area code            (717) 735-8117
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         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)


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Item 5.02  Departure of Directors or Certain  Officers;  Election of  Directors;
     Appointment  of  Certain  Officers;  Compensatory  Arrangements  of Certain
     Officers.

     (b) On January 12, 2009, Kevin J. Purcell  resigned as the Company's Chief
Financial  Officer.  Mr.  Purcell will  continue to act as a  consultant  to the
Company until June 6, 2009.

     (c) Anello C. Garefino,  Vice President - Finance since September 2004, has
been  appointed  by the Board of  Directors  as the  Company's  Chief  Financial
Officer,  to serve at the pleasure of the Board.  Mr. Garefino has been employed
by the Company in various  financial  positions  since  January 1990 and was the
Company's Chief Financial Officer from June 1993 to September 2004.


                                   Signatures
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     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the  undersigned
thereunto duly authorized.


                                    HERLEY INDUSTRIES, INC.


                                    By: /s/ Myron Levy
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                                            Myron Levy
                                            Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Dated:   January 13, 2009